Pentax BG2 Battery Grip for Pentax K10D and K20D DSLR Cameras | List Price: $195.00
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Brand: Pentax
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Provides vertical shutter release, depth-of-field preview, exposure dials, exposure compensation and Green Mode button
- Battery tray includes storage for extra SD memory card and infrared wireless remote control (SD card and remote not included)
- Uses 1 D-LI50 Li-Ion battery (not included)
Nice attachment. [Posted on 2008-06-13]
I called the company, the On/Off switch on the Battery Grip does not turn on or off the K10D, it only turns on the shutter button and the function buttons on the battery grip. It does not control the battery within the battery grip, to make a change in battery usage you must use the cameras menu to choose the Auto, the Camera, or the Battery Grip battery order. It seems best just to let well enough alone and use the Auto feature as it make the best use of both batteries.
Pentax BG@ Battery Grip [Posted on 2008-06-26]
I have found the battery grip to be excellent, especially for potrait shots. It also doubles the battery capacity and can hold an extra SD card too. However, one has to get used to the combined weight!
A Must Have for the K20D [Posted on 2008-07-01]
The Battery Grip is a "must have" if for no other reason that it balances out the K20D body to provide a full and balanced surface to hold the camera. As an added bonus, it can hold an extra battery, and provide storage for a extra SD card and Pentax wireless remote. The extra battery extends the power capacity of the K20D and can be adjusted in the camera to either be the primary or secondary source of power. The power switch, shutter button and wheel all work seamlessly when used in the vertical orientation. At aprox. $150-$160 it is lower priced than similar grips for Nikon and Canon and therefore an affordable accesorry which saves me money for good quality glass.
The only improvement I can think of that Pentax can make is to add the flexibility to use AA batteries in addition to the L-I50 recharbale battery. Nikon accomplishes this via a supplied adaptor insert which can accomodate 4 AA cells.
Not withstanding the above, I give it an A+.
Well built, everything I needed [Posted on 2008-08-07]
I was looking for a little extra battery life as well as vertical shooting controls for my K20D, so this grip was the obvious choice. Weather sealed like the camera, and with what appears to be typical nice Pentax build quality, I am so far very happy and impressed with it. It adds some heft to the camera (not that I mind), and the SD card storage has saved my behind a few times when I pull the card out of the camera and leave it in the reader. Nice touch!
Added finger space and double battery life [Posted on 2008-08-30]
I keep this grip on my K10D most of the time. If you use heavy lenses this grip gives the camera considerably more heft and a larger gripping surface to help you keep it still with the lens extended. With two batteries in the camera I can go literally for days without a charger. I've shot 1500 shots over three days, using the flash about a fourth of the time. I never got close to exhausting the batteries.
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